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Though brothers, Argan and Béralde could not be more opposite: Argan is a foolish and dramatic hypochondriac; Béralde is an observant and patient man who believes that doctors are an absurd, useless bunch. Now, though, Argan may be going too far by marrying off his daughter to an oafish medical student, ignoring her own inclinations and threatening her with banishment to the convent should she refuse. Béralde must do his best to make his brother see reason for the happiness of all in Argan’s
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Béralde: Let me ask you, brother, above all things not to excite yourself during our conversation.
Argan: I agree.
Béralde: To answer without anger to anything I may mention.
Argan: Very well.
Béralde: And to reason together upon the business I want to discuss with you without any irritation.
Argan: Dear me! Yes. What a preamble!
Béralde: How is it,
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